State Pension back payments of up to £12,383 for older people before end of next year
dailyrecord.co.ukThousands of older people, mostly women, could be due backdated State Pension underpayments worth nearly £12,400 before the end of 2024 as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) continues to identify and rectify historical administration errors.
However, it's important to be aware that most people currently receiving the State Pension - some 12.6 million - are getting the right amount of money.
New figures published by the DWP on its progress of case reviews for possible underpayments, show that between January 11, 2021 and October 31, 2023, the checking process has identified 82,323 underpayments, owed a total of £497 million.
The data also indicates that 595,964 State Pension awards have been reviewed, with average payouts ranging between £2,245 and £12,383.
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